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• Gene mutation linked to cognition is found only in humans

  Neuropsin, a protein that plays a role in learning and memory, is expressed only in the central nervous systems of humans and originated less than 5 million years ago, Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers have found. ... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:48 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Neurobiology, Brain evolution, Neuropsin

• DNA trail points to human brain evolution

  The human brain may have evolved beyond that of our primate cousins because our brain cells are better at sticking in place, researchers say. The genetic assembly of the ten billion neurons in the human brain relies on precise expression of adhesi... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:10 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Neurobiology, Human evolution, Brain evolution